1912 Vermont gubernatorial election

1912 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Fletcher: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%; Howe: 40–50%; Metzger: 40–50%
Governor before election; John A. Mead; Republican	Elected Governor ; Allen M. Fletcher; Republican

The 1912 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1912. Incumbent Republican John A. Mead, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Allen M. Fletcher defeated Democratic candidate Harland B. Howe and Progressive candidate Fraser Metzger to succeed him. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, the election was decided and Fletcher was elected by the Vermont General Assembly in accordance with the state constitution.^[2]

This was the last time until 1986 that none of the gubernatorial candidates received a majority of the vote.^[3]

^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Doyle 1992, p. 222.

[1] Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

[results-2] Cite error: The named reference results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FOOTNOTEDoyle1992222-3] Doyle 1992, p. 222.

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